Junior research technician vs scientific technician

The differences between junior research technicians and scientific technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a junior research technician and a scientific technician. Additionally, a junior research technician has an average salary of $60,746, which is higher than the $40,956 average annual salary of a scientific technician.

The top three skills for a junior research technician include laboratory procedures, elisa and cell culture. The most important skills for a scientific technician are data collection, GPS, and harvest.

Junior research technician vs scientific technician overview

	Junior Research Technician	Scientific Technician
Yearly salary	$60,746	$40,956
Hourly rate	$29.20	$19.69
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	62,084	9,259
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 95%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Junior research technician vs scientific technician salary

Junior research technicians and scientific technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Research Technician	Scientific Technician
Average salary	$60,746	$40,956
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $88,000	Between $28,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	Bethesda, MD
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Jacobs Engineering Group
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between junior research technician and scientific technician education

There are a few differences between a junior research technician and a scientific technician in terms of educational background:

	Junior Research Technician	Scientific Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 95%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	Cornell University	Duke University

Junior research technician vs scientific technician demographics

Here are the differences between junior research technicians' and scientific technicians' demographics:

	Junior Research Technician	Scientific Technician
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 27.8% Female, 72.2%	Male, 59.9% Female, 40.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 13.5% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 13.0% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between junior research technician and scientific technician duties and responsibilities

Junior research technician example responsibilities.

Manage a DNA database and work with researchers to retrieve or send out samples and results.
Participate in a summer research intensive that provide hands-on training in interdisciplinary biomedical laboratory techniques with an emphasis in advance instrumentation.
Prepare and analyze samples using instrumentation such as gas chromatography.

Scientific technician example responsibilities.

Manage AIS boat check stations with WDFW enforcement (Carl Klein).
Identify owl species by sight and sound prompt using hoot flute and reed caller.
Work onboard commercial gillnet boats to monitor salmon harvest.
Measure fork length and weight of salmon and steelhead, as well as other fish species.
Operate and maintain power boats, drift boats, and rafts for field surveys.
Utilize maps, GPS, rangefinder, secchi disk and kayaks on a daily basis.

Junior research technician vs scientific technician skills

Common junior research technician skills

Laboratory Procedures, 59%
Elisa, 25%
Cell Culture, 16%

Common scientific technician skills

Data Collection, 18%
GPS, 11%
Harvest, 8%
Data Entry, 8%
Lab Equipment, 6%
Boats, 5%

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